Bath-tub seat.



G. H. IVIULLEN.

BATH TUB SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15. l9l5.

1,17%,755. Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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' INVENTOR George HIVluHen 22 A TTOR/VE Y eerie,

enonen n. MULLER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

BATH-run sear.

To all whom e't may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE'H. MULLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Far Rockaway, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Bath-Tub Seat, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. v

This invention relates to bathtub seats and has for an object the. provision of a simple strong structure which may e quickly applied.

Another object in view is to provide a bathtub seat which may be applied to the bathtub at either end or either side.

A still further objectin view is to provide a bathtub seat which may be folded to a position against the side or end of the bathtub when not in use, whereby the same need not be removed during the ordinary use of the tub.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is. a fragmentary view of a bathtub showing a longitudinal vertical section through an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2is a bottom plan viewof the seat shown in. Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1

' but showing the seatin a collapsed or folded position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates a bathtub of any usual or preferred structure, over which the hooks 2 and 3 are .passed said hooks being provided with protecting casingsd and 5 of rubber or other suitable material. The hooks 2 and 3 are made of any suitable material and extend downwardly any desired distance to points 6 and 7 where they are t for forming journals 8 and 9. Extending from journals 8 and 9 the hooks project downwardly for providing supporting bars 1 10 and 11, which supporting bars are connected by a transverse bar 12. Preferably hooks 2 and 3-, journals 8 and 9, bars 10 and 11 and bar'12 are all formed from a single piece of material bentinto the shape described and shown, though if desired they might bemade from different parts. The ultimate object of the hooks 2 and 3 and associated parts is to support a seat 13 which may be formed of any suitable material, as for instance, wood and which has connected therewith bars 14 and 15 whlch act as reinforcing cleats as well as supporting bars. The rear end of the bars 1 1 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Application filed April 15, 1915. Serial No. 21,524.

15 are folded over so as to provide journal boxes 16 and 17, though if desired any form of ournal boxes could be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. These cleats or bars are held in place by suitable screws or other securing means and reinforce the seat 13 as well as support the same, whereby any splitting tendency ,is prevented.

The bar 12 is provided with a covering 18 of rubber or other material so as to prevent the bar from scratching or in any manner injuring the tub 1. Journaled on the bar 12is a brace 19 which is formed with eyelets 20 and 21 which encircle the bar 12,

and formed with a cross bar 22 designed to fit into the notches or teeth 23 and 24 on the cleats or brading bars 14 and 15, as'

tub may then be used in the usual way for bathing. It'is of course evident that the seat could be easily removed and placed to one side at any time, as'well as collapsed, though ordinarily the collapsing of the seat will dispose of the same suficiently to allow the proper use of the tub. It will be observed that the notches or teeth 23 and 24 on bars 14 and 15 are on an angle so as to form teeth which will prevent the brace from accidental slipping. By forming the notches or teeth in this manner a spring or other means for holding the brace in the notches is not necessary.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a supporting member formed with. a pair of hooks, a cross bar and a pair of journals, a pair of cleats each having one end bent back upon itself for forming loops encircling said journals and notches for receiving a brace, a seat member, means passing through said cleats for rigidly securing said seat member to the cleats, and a brace pivotally mounted on said cross bar, said brace being provided with a bar engaging the notches in the cleats.

2. In a seat of the character described, a supporting member formed with a cross bar at the lower end, a pair of hooks at the upper end and a. pair of journals intermediate the ends, a bar or cleat pivotally mounted on each of said journals, a seat rigidly secured to said bars or cleats, a brace mounted on said lower cross bar, said brace being formed with means adapted to engage said cleats, said cleats being formed with teeth for receiving said brace whereby the brace is adapted to hold the seat in a horizontal position.

3. In a seat of the character described, a support formed from a single bar bent so as to produce a pair of supporting hooks designed to engage the edge of a bathtub, depending bars, horizontally positioned journals and a bottom cross bar, a plurality of cleats pivotally mounted on each of said journals, said cleats being formed with notches or teeth on the lower surface, a seat rigidly secured to said cleats so as to be supported thereby, and a brace pivotally mounted on said lower transverse bar, said brace being formed with means at the outer end adapted to fit into any of said teeth,

L. A. KAszUBA, FRED H. BEDELL. 

